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Earthworm Tractors (A Natural Born Salesman) (1936)

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Release Date: Dec 17, 1936 Wide

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Joe E. Brown was an ideal choice for the character of Alexander Botts, the brash, arrogant "natural born salesman" created for The Saturday Evening Post by William Hazlett Upton. As a representative for the Earthworm Tractor company, Botts tries to convince old-fashioned lumberman Guy Kibbee to buy his newfangled products. Several disastrous slapstick sequences later (including an hilarious setpiece in which Botts unwittingly tows away Kibbee's entire house!), Botts closes the deal, winning the

Unrated, 1 hr. 3 min.

Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Ray Enright

In Theaters: Dec 17, 1936 Wide

Cast

Joe E. Brown
Alexander Botts
June Travis
Mabel Johnson
Guy Kibbee
Sam Johnson
Dick Foran
Emmet McManus
Carolyn Hughes
Sally Blair
Gene Lockhart
George Healey
Olin Howland
Mr. Blair
Joseph Crehan
Mr. Henderson
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Blair
Charles C. Wilson
H.J. Russell
Irving Bacon
Taxicab Driver
Stuart Holmes
The Doctor
William B. Davidson
Mr. Jackson

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FUN JOE E BROWN MOVIE, HE'S A TRACTOR SALESMAN WHO WILL GO TO EXTREME LENGTHS TO SELL THEM. GOOD CAST, GREAT GOLDEN OLDIE.

July 28, 2005

James Higgins

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